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Harlem Wizards Visited Marinette, Menominee

Issue Date: May 2, 2019

The world-famous Harlem Wizards visited Marinette High School on Thursday, April 18th for an evening of fun and fundraising. The Wizards played against the CTC Slammers, a team consisting of local school staff from St. John Paul II Catholic Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, Menominee, Carney, Stephenson, Marinette, Peshtigo, Wausaukee, Crivitz, and Coleman School Districts.

Earlier that day, players from the Wizards visited the schools that were involved and in session for assemblies with the student body, then prepared to entertain a crowd of over 1100 attendees in the Marinette High School gym at 7 p.m. that evening. The event featured a variety of fun interactive extras to complement the Wizards' dazzling demonstration of hoops artistry: Pregame "Wiz Kids" warm-up, contests, comedy, awesome slam dunks, audience participation, merchandise giveaways, and more. The game concluded with the Wizards' signature dance extravaganza that had the crowd on their feet.

Proceeds will benefit Communities That Care of Marinette and Menominee Counties, a non-profit coalition comprised of over 50 volunteer members, currently focusing on enhancing and implementing existing and new evidence-based programming that has been proven to decrease risky behaviors and enhance protective factors in the youth of Marinette and Menominee counties.

If questions about the event in general or about how one can get involved with Communities that Care, contact Cindy Grabowski or Karianne Lesperance at (906) 863-5665, ext. 1033.